Forest Biometrics Research Institute EIN 90-0103944

Forest Biometrics Research Institute

EIN  90-0103944 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR Founded 2003
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves forest management through advanced research, education, and services in biometrics.
Leadership
Dan Opalach · President · $179K
Money in and out
$419K revenue, $436K expenses
Bottom line
49% program efficiency

Improves forest management through advanced research, education, and services in biometrics. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $419K in revenue, $436K in expenses, and $490K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$419K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$490K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.49 Management & general $0.51
Program efficiency
49%
of spending reaches programs▼ -48% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
13.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -132% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$419K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses
$436K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total assets
$494K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▼ -91%
Total revenue
$419K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$490K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$494K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B49%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The program's principal components are in training, education, and research, as follows: 1 hold 3-4 workshops per year to provide continuing education training and education to practicing foresters in inventory, growth management, economics, and harvest planning that is not available eselewhere in the forest industry or universities.

$215Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CForest Biometrics Research Institute
EINHdr · item D90-0103944
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.forestbiometrics.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$179,121Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Opalach’s $179K as President is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Opalach$179,121
Dan Opalach$179,121$173,064$158,400$139,200
James Arney$90,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$404K · 97%
Investment income$14K · 3%
Program service revenue97%$404K
Investment income3%$14K
Total revenueLn 12$419K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.49 Management & general $0.51
Program services49%$215K
Management & general51%$221K
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$181K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$490K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $494K · Operating expenses/yr $436K
13.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $215K · Total expenses $436K
49%
Management & General
Management & general $221K · Total expenses $436K
51%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $436K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $419K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $419K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $404K · Total revenue $419K
97%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $419K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $404K · Total expenses $436K
93%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $419K · Prior year $533K
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $358K · FY2025 $419K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $490K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $419K · Expenses $436K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $494K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $490K · Total assets $494K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $313K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $494K
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dan Opalach · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $179K · Total expenses $436K
41%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $179K · Total expenses $436K
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 49%
Overhead ratio 51%
Revenue growth -21%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$419K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$533K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$434K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$522K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$414K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$358K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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